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- ↑ "Asif Zakaria, Bandra corporator, said, "We are coordinating with citizens groups to make Pali Hill a zero-garbage area". .hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Bandra corporator from H-West ward, Asif Zakaria, has written to BMC commissioner". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mumbai: Ruling corporators oppose water supply to illegal slums". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Residents fume as BMC names Pali Hill as a hawking zone again". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Asif Zakaria, the corporator from Bandra, said that stress should be on people's comfort, and not profits or beautification". mumbaimirror.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.